The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-27
CLOTURE TO BE APPLIED
THE SPEAKER BOUND TO END THE
DEBATE TOMORROW.

A Nationalist EnIVenS the House by
Compelling w. H. Smith to Explain
the Stigma He Put Upon the League
The Gladstonians Also Make Him
Face the Music-A Serious Row Mar
rowly Averted.
LONDON, April 26.-When the motion was
made in the House of Commons this even
ing to go into committee on the coercion
bill Mr. Reid, Liberal member for Dunn
fries, moved that the House decline to pro-
ceed with any measure directed against ten
ants combining for relief until full measure
for their relief from excessive rents was
presented in Parliament.
Shaw Lefevre, Liberal member for Cen
tral Bradford, seconded Mr.. Reid's motion.
Mr.. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
said the government must oppose any
amendment The bill was meant to put
down crime that no country in Europe
would tolerate, and the government would
not tolerate it twenty hours after the
passage of the measure.
THE CLASSIFICATION ASKED FOR.
Mr.. Gladstone asked whether Mr.. Balfour
would furnish a memorandum showing upon
what principle the police classified crime in
Ireland.
Mr.. Balfour said he would furnish mem
orandum giving the desired information.
ViScount Wolmer, in the course of q
Unionist speech, referred to the charges
against PaInell, and asked why libel ac-
ton had not been opened against the Times
He said that Mr.. Parnell, unless the charges
were proved to be true, could not only get
enormous damages from his calumniators,
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blow at the Unionist cause. If an action
was not commenced the people could not be
blamed for drawing the worst conclusions
against the Parnellites.
HARRINGToN'S REJoINDER.
Mr.. Harrington deprecated the spirit that
had been impaired to the debate He had
thought that the word of man who had
never yet been proved guilty of falsehood
would have been taken anywhere If it
suited the Conservatives to repeat their
offensive insinuations and continue the same
offensive methods, then their opponents
could hardly be held answerable for their
temper in meeting the charges. [Parnellite
cheers.1 Similar insults and calumnies
had been. met in former times in very
different NJ ner from that adopted nova
days. [Ch$fs.1 Mr. Harrington then pro-
ceeded to criticise the bill.
MR. SMITH CALLED ON TO EXPLAIN.
The debate in the House of Commons to-
night was languid. The speakers repeated
the old arguments and the House was mat
tentive. An interesting incident occurred,
however, resulting from question put by
Joseph L. Carew, member for North Kill
dare, Nationalist, who asked what w. H.
Smith meant by associating the National
League with the ''cowardly assassins who
were tyrannizing over peaceful peasants"
In reply to this inquiry Mr.. Smith stated
that the phrase occurred in letter written
by his secretary. He himself had not seen
it, but he accepted the responsibility for the
language used.
The question was then asked: "What did
Mr.. Smith mean by coupling the Glad
stonians with avowed enemies OF EnglandP
Mr.. Smith again admitted that this phrase
had been used by his secretary in letter
which he himself had not seen. He declined
to be explicit as to the meaning of the ex-
preston, but referred his qJIeStioners to the
columns of United Ireland
Mr.. Smiths remarks gave rise to consid
cradle excitement and disorder and a seri-
Gus row was imminent, but the Speaker in
terfered and succeeded in restoring peace
The Liberals are dissatisfied, however, and
wifi insist upon formal explanation by Mr..
Smith. The government has decided to ap-
ply cloture on Thursday if the opposition
persists in prolonging the debate.
DILLoN's WARNING.
Messrs. Mundella and Dillon criticised the
crimes and land bills. Mr.. Dillon said that
the Irish people were crowding the emigrant
ships as fast as they could be borne away.
Ii instead of giving substantial relief the
government persisted in Offering the deliber-
ate and contemplate mockery found in the
land bill, some people in despair would seek
refuge in America, while Others, courage
eus enough to remain at home, would
seek refuge in some sort of a combination,
if not openly then secretly.
THE 203 AMENDMENTS.
OF 203 amendments TO the crimes bill
already noticed the Parnellites have con
tributed SS, the Gladstonians 60 the Con
servatives 80, and the Unionists 8. None
have yet been made in the names of either
the Gladstonian or Parnellite leaders. Proba-
bly, 100 more amendments will be added
before Thursday. The Unionists have still
to meet TO decide their course of action in
the committee stage. Lord Harrington will
consult Lord Salisbury with regard to the
views of the Unionists. The Ulster Union
lists are dissatisfied with the distribution Of
the benefits proposed by the land bill, which
they regard as unfair, and they are agitating
for a revision of the bill in that respect.
The government proposes an alternative
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giving county judges power in cases of ne
cessity TO make arrangements between
tenants and creditors without recourse TO
bankruptcy.
GLADSTONE AT A LABOR DINNER
Mr.. Gladstone met the Labor members Of
Parliament at a private dinner this evening.
He was called upon for a speech and re
sponded briefly. His remarks were mainly
devoted 10 the question of reducing election
expenses and throwing the charges on rates.
Referring TO the relations between the
Liberals and Parnellites he said that he had
received only one letter from Mr. Parnell
in his life.
Earl Spencer, speaking at an anti-coer-
cion demonstration in South London TO-
night, reiterated his disbelief that there was
any connection between the Parnellites and
outragcs in Ireland II the Liberals were
10 be denounced for their dealings with the
Parnellites, how could Lord Carnavon
who had sought Mr. Parnell's
advice and assistance oscnpe cen
sure, He denied that the GladstOnians
advocated separation on trial 10 shield Grim
inals. II the Unionists believed the Parnell-
ties to be ruiiinns. why did they offer 10 IN
trust them with any local government what-
cycri He advised that AN endeavOr be made
% reuidte the Liberals. lneonclusion be said
that Ireland could only he reooncilod tO
Great Britain by the same treatment that
CanndE and Australia had recslyed and
that the American colonies had leen denied
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